Renaissance Daily Life and Culture Webquest

Name: ______Class: ___ Renaissance Daily Life and Culture Webquest Go to the following website: http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance.php Or use the QR Code! Part 1: Introduction Under the links, read the introduction to the Renaissance on the first page:

1. During what time period and on what continent did the Renaissance take place? 2. What does the word “Renaissance” re-birth mean?

3. What had happened to many of the advances made by the Greeks and Romans during the Dark Ages and Middle Ages? 4. In what city within Italy did the Florence Renaissance begin? 5. What does the term “Renaissance Man” mean?

6. What two people are often Leonardo daVinci, Michelangelo considered the greatest artists, architects, and sculptors of the Renaissance period?

7. What were two of the biggest changes in art during the Renaissance?

Part 2: Daily Life Under Culture, click on Daily Life

8. What new luxuries did more common people have during the Renaissance?

© History Wizard: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/History-Wizard 1 9. What were typical homes like for farmers during the Renaissance? 10. How were the homes of wealthy merchants during the Renaissance different from most modern homes?

11. Why did many people drink beer or wine during the Renaissance?

12. What was the main religion in Christianity (specifically the Catholic Church, until Europe during the Renaissance? Protestant branches of Christianity were created 13. List some of the things people would do for entertainment during the Renaissance?

14. How did the Renaissance start to change the treatment of children?

15. What group of people went to school during the Renaissance? 16. What type of dance was invented during the Renaissance? 17. What musical instrument was invented by Andrea Amati in 1555?

Part 3: Renaissance Art Under Culture, click on Renaissance Art

18. What did humanism focus on?

19. What was the focus or usual subject matter painted by artists during the Middle Ages? 20. List several ways the focus/subject matter of art changed during the Renaissance.

21. How did realism change art? items were made more like they would look in real life; in art, people had more emotional qualities

2 22. How did perspective change art made art more 3 dimensional; some items look during the Renaissance? farther away than others

23. How did light and shadows change art during the Renaissance?

Part 4: Artists Under People, click on Artists

24. How did Donatello change art during the Renaissance?

25. What are two of Leonardo da the Mona Lisa & The Last Supper Vinci’s most famous paintings?

26. What are two of Michelangelo’s the Pieta & David most famous sculptures?

27. What were Raphael’s paintings known for? Part 5: Architecture Under Culture, click on Architecture

28. What was unique and ambitious it was the largest dome built since the Pantheon in about the dome built by Rome, built 1500 years earlier Brunelleschi in Florence during the Renaissance?

29. What is unique about the Basilica of St. Peter?

30. What is the Sistine Chapel most its ceilings painted by Michelangelo noted for?

31. List several of the foods peasants would eat during the Renaissance:

32. Why did peasants rarely eat meat?

33. What type of foods and spices did merchants and nobles eat that peasants could not afford?

34. What types of foods would be eaten for dessert during festivals?

35. What piece of silverware started to become popular with the wealthy during the Renaissance? Part 7: Clothing and Fashion Under Culture, click on Clothing and Fashion

36. How many sets of clothing did peasants typically have during the Renaissance?

37. List several of the types of clothing men wore during the Renaissance.

38. List several of the kinds of jewels that wealthy women would wear with their dresses. 39. What type of hair color was popular with women during the Renaissance? 40. What were Jewish people often forced to wear during the Renaissance? 4 Part 8: Music and Dance Under Culture, click on Music and Dance

41. What is polyphony music? several different vocal melodies were sung at the same time

42. List at least three musical a) b) instruments that became popular during the Renaissance. c)

43. What were the two main types of dances during the Renaissance? 44. What was considered more important in Renaissance society: instrumental music or singing?

Part 9: Science and Inventions Under Culture, click on Science and Inventions

45. Who invented the printing press in Europe? 46. How did the printing press change the world?

47. How did warfare change during the Renaissance?

48. List several new inventions a) b) during the Renaissance c)

1. Briefly explain the Scientific Method:

3. What theory did Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus propose during the Renaissance?

4. List several discoveries Galileo made with his telescope:

5. Why did the Catholic Church arrest Galileo?

6. How did Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler improve our understanding of astronomy?

7. What grade would you give the Renaissance time period for its artistic and scientific achievements?

A B C D F

8. Please explain the reason behind your grade in question 57:

TEACHER ANSWER SHEET Renaissance Daily Life and Culture Webquest Go to the following website: http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance.php Or use the QR Code!

6 Part 1: Introduction Under the links, read the introduction to the Renaissance on the first page: 1. During what time period and on what continent did the Renaissance take place? Between 14th and 17th centuries in Europe

2. What does the word “Renaissance” mean? Rebirth

3. What had happened to many of the advances made by the Greeks and Romans during the Dark Ages and Middle Ages? They were lost or destroyed

4. What is humanism? Humanism was a philosophy that all people should strive to be educated and learned in the classical arts, literature, and science

5. In what city within Italy did the Renaissance begin? Florence

6. What does the term “Renaissance Man” mean? A person who is an expert or talented in many areas

7. What two people are often considered the greatest artists, architects, and sculptors of the Renaissance period? Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

8. What were two of the biggest changes in art during the Renaissance? Concepts of proportion and perspective

© History Wizard: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/History-Wizard 7 Part 2: Daily Life Under Culture, click on Daily Life 9. What new luxuries did more common people have during the Renaissance? Nicer clothes, finer foods

10. What were typical homes like for farmers during the Renaissance? One room

11. How were the homes of wealthy merchants during the Renaissance different from most modern homes? They would have been colder, darker, no running water

12. Why did many people drink beer or wine during the Renaissance? Water could make you sick

13. What was the main religion in Europe during the Renaissance? Christianity

14. List some of the things people would do for entertainment during the Renaissance? Sports, games, carnival

15. How did the Renaissance start to change the treatment of children? Wealthy children had more free time to play and be kids

16. What group of people went to school during the Renaissance? The wealthy

17. What type of dance was invented during the Renaissance? Ballet

18. What musical instrument was invented by Andrea Amati in 1555? Violin

Part 3: Renaissance Art

8 Under Culture, click on Renaissance Art 19. What did humanism focus on? Human interest, needs, and abilities

20. What was the focus or usual subject matter painted by artists during the Middle Ages? Religion

21. List several ways the focus/subject matter of art changed during the Renaissance? Greek and Roman mythology, historical subjects, and portraits of individuals. They also focused on the details of everyday life

22. How did realism change art? People looked real and had emotions

23. How did perspective change art during the Renaissance? It gives the illusion that some objects in the painting are further away than others

24. How did light and shadows change art during the Renaissance? It added drama and perspective

Part 4: Artists Under People, click on Artists 25. How did Donatello change art during the Renaissance? He introduced new ways of creating depth and perspective in art

26. How did Masaccio change art during the Renaissance? Lifelike paintings and realism

27. What are two of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings? Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

28. What are two of Michelangelo’s most famous sculptures? Pietà and David

© History Wizard: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/History-Wizard 9 29. What were Raphael’s paintings known for? Perfection Part 5: Architecture Under Culture, click on Architecture 30. What was unique and ambitious about the dome built by Brunelleschi in Florence during the Renaissance? It was the largest dome built since the Pantheon in Ancient Rome

31. What is unique about the Basilica of St. Peter? It has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world and is considered by many to be the greatest Christian church building

32. What is the Sistine Chapel most noted for? Ceilings painted by Michelangelo

Part 6: Food Under Culture, click on Food 33. List several of the foods peasants would eat during the Renaissance: Soup, mush, bread,

34. Why did peasants rarely eat meat? Meat needed to be preserved

35. What type of foods and spices did merchants and nobles eat that peasants could not afford? Sugar, lots of meats, more spices

36. What types of foods would be eaten for dessert during festivals? Fruit, jellies, nuts, and cheese

37. What piece of silverware started to become popular with the wealthy during the Renaissance? Fork

Part 7: Clothing and Fashion Under Culture, click on Clothing and Fashion 10 38. How many sets of clothing did peasants typically have during the Renaissance? One to two sets of clothing

39. List several of the types of clothing men wore during the Renaissance: Men wore colorful tights or stockings with a shirt, coat and hat

40. List several of the kinds of jewels that wealthy women would wear with their dresses: Pearls and sapphires

41. What type of hair color was popular with women during the Renaissance? Blond

42. What were Jewish people often forced to wear during the Renaissance? Jewish people were often forced to wear certain clothing to identify them as Jewish

Part 8: Music and Dance Under Culture, click on Music and Dance 43. What is polyphony music? Music interwoven with different vocal melodies at the same time

44. List at least three musical instruments that became popular during the Renaissance: Answers will vary, violin, harpsichord, and lute

45. What were the two main types of dances during the Renaissance? Court dances and country dances

46. What was considered more important in Renaissance society: instrumental music or singing? Singing Part 9: Science and Inventions Under Culture, click on Science and Inventions 47. Who invented the printing press in Europe? Johannes Gutenberg

49. Briefly explain the Scientific Method: Controlled experiments to analyzed data, to prove, or disprove 50. How did warfare change during the Renaissance? Cannons and muskets were invented and used.

51. List several new inventions during the Renaissance: Answers will vary Part 10: Astronomy Under Culture, click on Astronomy 52. What is astronomy? Astronomy is the study of celestial bodies in outer space

53. What theory did Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus propose during the Renaissance? The Sun was the center of the Universe

54. List several discoveries Galileo made with his telescope: Answers will vary

55. Why did the Catholic Church arrest Galileo? The Catholic Church did not like how Galileo believed in the Sun-centered Universe theory

56. How did Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler improve our understanding of astronomy? Precise measurements of the planets and stars over a long period of time and the laws of planetary motion

57. What grade would you give the Renaissance time period for its artistic and scientific achievements?

A B C D F

12 Answers will vary 58. Please explain the reason behind your grade in question 57: Answers will vary